Welcome back to Body of a Goddess, the digital sanctuary where we celebrate the divine reality of being both vintage and voluminous. Today, we’re diving headfirst into the linguistic minefield that is talking to people while inhabiting a larger body.
If you’ve lived long enough to appreciate a good supportive bra and a purseful of ibuprofen, you’ve likely encountered the “Skinny Person Panic.” It’s that specific brand of social awkwardness that occurs when someone thin realizes they are standing next to a fat person and feels the urgent, spiritual need to “fix” the situation with their words. It’s a fascinating, if exhausting, anthropological study in how uncomfortable people are with the simple reality of flesh.
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